If you are a student of either German or Nazi history, this is a must read. While we can debate how honest or factual Albert Speer is nor is not, this was a good look at what went on behind the scenes. I found it helped complete my understanding of this period of history. Now that I have an understanding of who Speer was and what he looks like, I have noticed that in historical clips of Hitler, he seems to be in a lot of them, for obvious reasons. ( )

I read it years ago. Did not know he lied about a lot, but I'm finding out now ! ( )

"Inside the Third Reich" is an inside account of Nazi Germany from one of Hitler's top aides and revered architect, Albert Speer. Speer is one of the few top Nazi officials who did not receive a death sentence or life sentence at Nuremberg. Instead, he received a 20 year prison term, which he made great use of by writing this elaborate and seemingly honest account of Germany's failed war effort. ( )

Ugly Printing

This is a review of the large paperback edition published by Ishi Press. The copyright page states: "Current Printing in June, 2009, Ishi Press in New York and Tokyo". In reality, what you'll receive is a beastly print-on-demand copy printed not in June 2009 but soon after you order it on some cheap digital printer in San Bernardino. This edition is roughly the same size as the 1970 hardback edition, but for some odd reason, this version has a 2-inch bottom margin, and the main text is printed in a much smaller font. Some pages look like bad photocopies. Sort of ironic that the memoirs of an artist like Speer are presented in such an unattractive way.

The smaller Simon and Schuster paperback edition can be had for less than a third of the price of the Ishi Press edition, and I can't imagine that it looks any worse. I suggest buying either it or a good used hardback edition if you can find one.